St. Josephs N. S.
Ballinrobe · Roll number 20089H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 451
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +17%
- Up 67 from 384 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 211 / 240
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1999
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
451 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 55 | 46 | 55 | 43 | 50 | 45 | 49.0 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 45 | 54 | 53.8 |
| 1st Class | 58 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 50 | 54.7 |
| 2nd Class | 56 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 56.8 |
| 3rd Class | 59 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 57.7 |
| 4th Class | 51 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 57.3 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 50 | 58 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 56.5 |
| 6th Class | 53 | 57 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 56.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
50 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 54 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2024/25
- 54Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
43 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 50 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2023/24
- 45Senior Infants2024/25
- 501st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 58 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 57Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 582nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 59 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 52Senior Infants2022/23
- 511st Class2023/24
- 552nd Class2024/25
- 593rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 60 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 55Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 551st Class2022/23
- 582nd Class2023/24
- 603rd Class2024/25
- 604th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 62 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 592nd Class2022/23
- 583rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 625th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
58 in 1st Class (2020/21), 63 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 581st Class2020/21
- 552nd Class2021/22
- 553rd Class2022/23
- 584th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 636th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
56 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 562nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 576th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
59 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 593rd Class2020/21
- 594th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 596th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
51 in 4th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 514th Class2020/21
- 505th Class2021/22
- 516th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 576th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +9Junior Infants in 2022/23 (46 to 55)
- −12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (55 to 43)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St. Josephs N. S., 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
27.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers167.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.16 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 13 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.16 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St. Josephs N. S., measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Josephs N. S.This school | – | 451 |
+17.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Chluain Luifin4.0 km · Ballinrobe | 4.0 km | 75 |
+5.6%
|
| 2 | S N Ceathru an Chlochar4.6 km · Ballinrobe | 4.6 km | 35 |
−5.4%
|
| 3 | SN na hAille5.5 km · Ballinrobe | 5.5 km | 140 |
+32.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Chomain Naofa7.5 km · Hollymount | 7.5 km | 82 |
−21.2%
|
| 5 | St Patricks Central NS7.6 km · Claremorris | 7.6 km | 117 |
+17.0%
|
| 6 | Robeen Central N S7.8 km · Hollymount | 7.8 km | 127 |
+126.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Dymphna Culhane
- Phone
- 0860850171
- [email protected]
- Address
- Convent Road, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, F31 E406
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballinrobe
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
27 school years from 1999/00 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 451 | 211 | 240 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 453 | 208 | 245 | 50 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 448 | 214 | 234 | 43 | 57 | 51 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | 449 | 215 | 234 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 445 | 209 | 236 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 50 | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 451 | 215 | 236 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 455 | 219 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 459 | 223 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 424 | 210 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 411 | 204 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 384 | 189 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 368 | 187 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 342 | 177 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 325 | 171 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 299 | 165 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 265 | 141 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 278 | 146 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 265 | 133 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 271 | 133 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 245 | 123 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 220 | 110 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 210 | 119 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 211 | 112 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 202 | 111 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 194 | 98 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 204 | 105 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 215 | 116 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |